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OREGON CITY, OREGbN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915
Number 44
OREGOM
Two Bills by Dimick
Senator Dimick has introduced two
bills in the senate, one at the request
of Maple Lane farmers standardizing
the weight of shorts at 80 pounds and
bran at GO. Farmers claim they get
short changed about three sacks to
the ton.
The other bill prohibits the baiting
of ducks on the Columbia river. Ihe
sportsmen are dead wise down there
and they keep out tons of wheat to
stop nearly all the ducks from coming
up the Willamette valley, when the
sportsmen can shoot them almost at
will. Dimick would stop this baiting.
A Chautauqua Suggestion
We would like to . see the ball
games at the Chautauqua, at Glad
stone, next summer played between
the high school teams of the county.
It would put the games more in line
with the rest of the session. Sev
eral things in connection with the
ball games did not harmonize with the
surroundings. Another advantage in
having the high school teams would
be to get the young men of the
schools, in touch with the educational
features of the Chautauqua. The
playing would average as good as the
games did last year. The interest
would be as great in the games be
cause people are always interested in
the school pupils. Molalla Pioneer.
Just a Law
t Here is a plain section from the
state road laws, a section that is gen
erally disregarded and is not enforc
ed, yet under its terms no road
supervisor, is entitled to pay from the
county until he has complied with it:
"Every supervisor shall erect and
keep up at the forks of every high
way and every crossing of public
roads within his road district a guide
or finger board containing an inscrip
tion in legible letters directing the
way and specifying the distance to
the next town or public place situat
ed on each road respectively.
"Provided, that the road supervis
ors shall not be paid after submitting
their report to the county court until
they have shown to the satisfaction
of the court that the provisions of
his section have been complied with."
First Aid to the Police
It is published that the three men
caught in a gambling raid in a Chi
nese joint last week did not appear
for trial Monday and forfeited their
bail. The report says the three men
refused to give their names, but that
the police claim they could easily rec
ognize them and will continue their
search.
If the published report is true we
would mildly ask why men should be
admitted to bail when their names
were not known?
And to save the city police a lot
of unnecessary work in running down
these unknown men, we would in
form them they're not gamblers from
Seattle or Portland, but that all three
live in this city, and if they will come
to the Courier office we will start
them out with names and locations of
the men they are hunting for.
And in the meantime Woo Wong's
name was printed; he was arrested,
he was fined.
What's Good, Bad or Lacking?
The Courier would really like to
hear from its readers as to what
should be cut out or added to the
paper to give better satisfaction.
We would like to determine what
particular pages or features please
most; what ones are not liked and
what suggestions for new features.
Honestly, we would like to have
your honest criticism, we don't care
where it hits or how hard it hits.
We will publish your criticisms
or suggestions, with or without your
signatures, and publish them without
taking from or adding to. You may
send them in as strong as you like.
Seriously, we would like toh ave
you tell us what you think would
make a more interesting paper. Don't
be afraid of criticism, for we have a
thick hide. Just be honest and let
'em come.
HE'S QUITE SHY
Story of a Theatrical Troupe and an
Oregon City Lawyer
Last September a theatrical troupe
under the management of an actress,
came to Newberg and appeared for
several nights at Duncan's hall. It
was a party of actors and actresses
of ability and, of course, not adapted
to so small a town as this. It was
not a financial success and a number
of obligations were incurred which
the manager could not meet. She
wanted to pay her bills and finally a
lawyer of considerable prominence in
Oregon City agreed to endorse her
note for $150. A note was written
for that amount and the two signed it
the various creditors being given
notes signed by the woman for their
respective claims.
These were to be paid Dec. 11th
out of the note which bore the law
yer's endorsement which note was
left in the First National Bank of
Newberg for collection and was by
that bank sent to an Oregon City
bank several days before it became
due. The latter notified the law
yer of its holding the note but the
lawyer evidently a shy, bashful man
said he would rather the woman
would pay it and, after a bout a
month of vain effort to collect, the
note was returned to the bank m
this city. The creditors are now talk
ing of suing the Oregon City man
for the amount due on the note with
interest from its date. Newberg En
ter prise.
LIFE IS
E
MODERN CIVILIZATION OR DAYS
OF LEISURE AND PLENTY?
LIFE BEFORE THE WHITE MAN
And Life in 1915. Compare them
and Think a Few
One morning I sat on a hillside
overlooking the pueblo of Isleta and
watched the Indian village come
alive.
I had traveled hundreds of miles
to this communial village on the Rio
Grande river, hundreds of miles to
see these foundings of history, these
relics of the barbarous stone age,
start out on their day's work.
A big buck came out of a 'dobie,
stretched himself, looked up at the
sun, took down his gun and started
out.
He was going out to knock over a
cottontail for breakfast, to give the
cornbread a relish.
A squaw came out with a handful
nf kindling's and started a fire in the
mud oven tob ake thee orn bread.
Girls came from the 'dobies with
wgtor iiirs. nrt went to the mountain
springs. They returned with the
jars full of water, balanced on their
heads.
Tha vnntiir lads awakened, pulled
n tVmir nne-o-arment suits and eroup-
ed in play while the bread was bak
ing.
TnHinns came from the many
homes. Some rode off on ponies;
some lay down in tne sun eating corn
bread, others walked out of the vil-
And rs I looked over this silent
awakening of the village, I thought
back to civilization.
l ui th white man awakened by
the bell of an alarm clock at a cer
tain hour.
t i th fire lighted at a certain
time, the breakfast eaten on schedule
the hurry for the scheduled car, ana
the same old work-a-day started on
the tick of the clock.
And I couldn't help but question
which was the happier and worth
more life that of the untutored, un
civilized savage, or that of the white
man who looked down on them from
the hillside in curiosity?
tino ,oi-o hundreds of Deoole liv
ing a communial life, without laws,
without taxes, without money aim
o0(-iVoiHr without work, and yet
they were getting all that any white
man should ask tor tne suppiy
his wants. 1 ' ! 1 i"
The land was owned in common.
Each Indian could turn out his goats,
cows or hogs and they were as safe
as if enclosed in a six wire fence.
Any man who wanted to prepare a
piece of ground for a patch of corn
simply went out ana prepareu ii
TT ma not havA to buv it, lease
it or pay taxes on it. It was his
and just as free to him as the air
over it. There was land enough for
all, and no one had yet become
enough "civilized" to cop out more
fhon ha pnnld use and force his
brother Lo to pay him for the use
of it.
The only laws were customs, lhey
were not printed two successive
weeks in the oinciai newspaper aim
clippings posted in conspicious places.
Thore were no officers, no public
hnilrlinffq. no lawvers. no law suits
absolutely no public expenses.
True there was a noie in tne
ri lar, eatnfa a deen hole like
a water well, which none but the
chiefs entered, where they met oc
ti consider government;
to keep the initiative and recall in
working order.
The initiative was when the Big
Chief told the Indians where to head
in at.
The recall was when a sacred cus
tom was broken and the Indian was
quietly murdered.
And the recall is seldom used.
There was no money in circulation,
because there was no use for it. A
handful of beads, bits of turquoise
or pieces of silver were far more de
sired than chunks of gold. They
could be used in ornaments and the
ornaments could be traded for corn
meal and pigs. Gold couldn't be ex
changed for anything.
Thooo mpn had onlv to raise a few
bushels of corn, turn out a pig or
cow or two, and their years worn
was done. The rest of the time was
for rest and recreation.
If I were to have asked one of
these Indians if he was ever sick he
would hardly have comprehended the
question.
Many of them live to over a hun
dred years.
They would stare at you like an
idol if asked if they ever had ner
vousness or indigestion.
You 'couldn't find a bald-headed
Indian if you took a census of every
pueblo in the southwest.
I never saw an Indian who did not
have perfect teeth and I don't believe
an Indian, ever saw a dentist
And for hundreds of years these
first Americans have lived this com
munial life, without care, want or
anxiety lived without restraint,
1
OF MOR
WORTH
without trouble, without money, tax
es or laws.
And I couldn't help but think that
these Indians whom tourists come
from afar to see, had a whole lot on
our Republican form of government,
and that they lived far more happily
in their freedom than we who are
being civilized into early graves.
No, we can't go back, I looked
into a few of the 'dobies, without
anything that looked like a bed; with
a crude bench or two and a few
earthen utensils, perhaps a few "civ
ilized" tin cups or spoons, and I real
ized that we had gone too far be
yond them to ever go back.
Yet I realized that if we could only
have the freedom of land, and the
freedom from laws, conventions and
expenses these Indians have, how
much more of life we would live to
enjoy.
BOBBIE BURNS CONCERT
Splendid Musical Concert for Red
Cross Benefit Friday Night
Friday night of this week the
Bobbie Burns Society will give its
fourth annual concert, and all lovers
of music will well get their money's
worth at this entertainment.
The two headliners are Walter J.
Stevenson and F. A. Crowther
Scotchmen who can sing.
Crowther was a splendid hit at
the Heilig in Portland, where he was
repeatedly called back with wild
applause.
Stevenson is well known on the
coast. The Oregonian in comment
ing on his singing says he has a rare
bass voice of wonderful depth; that
he can easily go down to low D flat,
even to low C and up to D, above
middle C.
There will be the usual attractive
local talent at this concert, beside
the special features, and the prgoram
will include Scotch songs, highland
fling, Scotch recitations, addresses,
etc.
The receipts are for the Red Cross
society. Tickets are 25 cents, and
may be had of Angus Mathewson,
Peter Forbes, J. Laidlaw, C. S.
Noble.
Fighting to Save Supervisor Law
The "S. 0. S." call was sent out
to school supervisors and their
friends and they rushed to Salem
this week tos ave the ship.
There were many good arguments
presented both for and against repeal
of the law. Some counties say it is
good and want to retain it; others
want to shake it off.
Sentiment in this county is strong
ly for the law's repeal. If Senator
Dimick can't get away with it, he
might agree to a change to let each
county take it or leave it, by submit
ting it to the voters.
Children or Vegetables?
Senator La Follett wants the wo
mans' minimum wage law loosened
up at one end so that the canneries
may lengthen the hours of girls from
eight to eleven. As ex-Governor
West expresses it, it is proposed to
strike from the pedestal the women
and place in her stead a can of toma
toes or a jar of preserves.
Eight hours is long enough for a
girl to work in a canning factory or
any old factory, no matter what the
wages for the extra three hours.
Brotherhood Installation
Oregon City Lodge No. 302, Fra
ternal Brotherhood, installed the fol
lowing officers Friday evening: Pres
ident, J. T. Searle; vice-president,
Mrs. Alta Conrad; secretary, Mrs.
Annie Robinson; treasurer, A. M. Sin
nott; chaplain; H. E. Hoots; sergeant-at-arms,
Harry M. Smith; mistress-at-arms,
Miss Hilda Sheehan; inner
door-keeper, Sam Shelley; outer door
keeper, Albert Wiltse; musician, Miss
Flossie Blackburn. After the instal
lation a fine banquet was enjoyed,
and games and dancing followed. .
Fishermen Have Strong Backing
J. F. Albright, J. W. Erickson and
Ed Reckner of the fishermen's com
mittee went to Salem the first of the
week to appear before a legislative
committee in opposition to the Gill
bill to close the Willamette river to
net fishing from Oregon City to Os
wego. The fishermen are backed in
their protest by the four Clackamas
county legislators, the commercial
club, the rod and gun club and a
lengthy petition.
Pipe Line Bill Now Law
The joint pipe line bill for West
Linn and Oregon City has passed
both houses, has been signed by the
governor and is now a law.
GRAND CONCERT
Tuesday, January 26, 19 15
Eight o'clock p. m. sharp
Orchestra of thirty pieces, direction Gustav Flechtner
Assisted by Miss Moreita Hickman, Soprano
Tickets 25c, Reserved Seats 50c
COME! A Treat to all Music Lovers
T IT COSTS
TO BE
AND HOW THE FIGURES STEAD
ILY CLIMB AND CLIMB
WHERE WILL THEY RUN TO?
If Every Year they are Added to and
New Jobs Created?
Editor Young of the Coquille Sen
tinel has a pretty level head and is a
man who digs into things pretty
deeply and carefully.
And last week he gave the follow
ing summary and comparison of state
expenses which are well worth first
page position, and well worth care
ful study and consideration. The
Sentinel says:
"Two or three weeks ago we noted
the fact that the estimates for legis
lative appropriations this year are
three and a half million dollars great
er than the actual appropritions four
years ago. On examining the items
a little more closely it appears that
whenever some new department of
government has been established and
a commission appointed to supervise
it, the treasury is called upon each
year for a larger appropriation.
"The largest single increase is on
account of the Workmen's Compen
sation Act which was not in existence
four years ago and for which $967,
178.12 is now asked almost a mil
lion of that three and a half. This
is not of course included in the tax
levy, but the industries of Oregon
will have to pay it nevertheless; so
that the need of amending that act
in the interest of economy is very
apparent.
"The next largest item is an appro
priation of $490,000 for road build
ing," where nothing was expended by
the state four years ago. Should
this practically half a million be
appropriated this year, Coos county
would probably fail to receive a dol
lar while she would have to pay
$10,000. This doesn't look good.
"The increased appropriations ask
ed for the State Normal School is
$64,000.
"For the State University $434,
000, is demanded for resident in
struction and $150,000 more for the
Portland medical school making a
total increase of $584,000. j
"These four items of increase total
$2,105,000 in round numbers and ac
count for three-fifths of the additions
but it will be well to direct attention
to some of the smaller and perhaps
less defensible additions to the bud
get. "The expense for orphans and
foundlings jumps from $39,000 to
$85.000 considerably more than
double.
"The Fish and Game commission
thinks it needs to use $51,000 more
than four years ago.
"The Social Hygiene Society
which was non-existent four years
ago, got $20,000 in 1913 and wants
$31,000 this year.
"The Board of Forestry expended
$60,000 four years ago, but thinks it
can't get along with less than $111,
240 this year almost double.
"The Board of Horticulture jumps
from $12,000 to $18,000.
"The state immigration agent got
$25,000 four years ago, and it is pro
posed to give him $71,790 this year.
Too much. .
"The Sanitary Livestock Board
barely got its nose in the trough four
years ago, with an appropriation of
$5,258 in 1911, but it now asks for
$49,940 which is certainly going
some.
"We got along without any appro
priations for 'mines and gealogy' four
years ago and only a modest little
$50,000 is asked now.
... "The State Water Board cost us
nothing in 1911, then $20,000 in 1913;
and now $40,000 is asked now.
"And finally a brand new expendi
ture which has never appeared before
is asked in "emergency allowances on
account of deficiences' to the tune of
$58,224
"It seems to us that every member
of the legislature owes it to his con
stituents to study closely these pro
posed increases in our tax burdens
and pare them down except whore ab
solutely convinced that the public
welfare demands increased appropria
I tions."
Urges Rural Credits
Representative Allen of Marion
county introduced a joint resolution
and a memorial to congress to help on
rural credits, and urging the Oregon
delegation to work for long time
loans at low interest for farmers.
Oswego Schools Closed
That the spread of a mild form of
smallpox in Oswego might be prevent
ed, Health Officer van Brakle order
ed the schools closed for a few days
until the building could be thoroughly
fumigated.
Fred Hetman Dead
Fred Hetman, aged 77, died at the
home of Charles Moehnke at Willa-
mett Tuesday. He was an old
pioneer, was born in Germany in 1837
and came to America when a young
man. The funeral services and burial
were at Beaver Creek.
Mighty Fine Example
At Oregon City the Jones drug
store and the. Price Bros' store gave
ten percent of their gross receipts to
the ladies' committee for the relief
of the city poor. This is a mighty
fine example for'merchants who have
business to warrant such giving.
McMinnville News-Reporter.
, Not Subject of Charity
Senator Dimick refused to accept
the five daily newspapers at the ex
pense of the state, as provided for in
a senate resolution. "I was not sent
here to read newspapers at the ex
pense of the state. I can buy my
own," said he. The item means but
a few cents to the state, but the
principle means much.
New Fruit Inspector
The county court has appointed P.
F. Standish of Garfield precinct as
county fruit inspector in place of O,
E, Freytag, who it is said has too
many other jobs to give the matter
needed attention. Mr. Standish is
fully qualified for the job, and he
will do something beside drawing his
salary.
Sherman Gets Verdist of $50
The game warden case of Jessie
Sherman against Warden Frank
Ervin was tried before a jury in the
Circuit Court. The action was a
charge of false arrest and was
brought for $5,000, but the defense
denied that Sherman was arrested at
all. The jury returned a verdict of
$50 for Sherman. . Warden Ervin de
nounced the verdict an outrage and
says he will ask for a new trial.
The Pacific's Hold Up Game
The Molalla Telephone Co. has a
system that operates through a large
part of the county, connecting with
this city, Canby and other towns,
and their charge is but 50 cents per
month.
Last year the rate was even less,
yet the company not only paid all
operating expenses, but built a new
line from Molalla to Needy and yet
had a cash balance in the bank.
And yet the Pacific Co. which tries
to monopolize this city, tells the
railroad commission the lowest it can
possibly serve new takers is $1.75 a
month, $1.25 more than the Molalla
company charges, and the Pacific Co.
has ten times more business.
Make the Jitneys Pay
President Griffith of the P. R, L.
& P. Co. says the jitney autos should
be recognized as a common carrier
and made to bear their part of tax
ation. His statement is dead right, and it
is only justice the autos should come
through.
The P. R. L. & P. Co. and the 5. r.
Co. have spent a lot of money in
building their own roads from Port
land to Oregon City.
Clackamas county has spent a pile
of money in building roads from
Portland to Oregon City.
And why these roads should be
hauted over without charge to the
auto bus companies, we can't see.
It isn't fair to the county nor to
the railroad companies.
Oregon Dry in 115 Words
Representative Cardwell of Doug
las countv. thinks it is all nonsense
to have a prohibition bill of from
6,000 to 8,000 words to fight over
and tear to pieces, and he has intro
duced this bill of 115 words which he
sayB is all that is needed to make
Oregon as dry as a barrel of lime.
This is the full bill:
"Any person or persons who shall,
after the first day of Jauuary, 1916,
manufacture, sell or have in his, her
or their possession for the purpose
of sale, anv intoxicating liquor of
any nature shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be minished by a fine in
a Rum of not less than $200 or more
than $1,000, or by imprisonment in
the County jail for a term not exceed
ing six months; provided, however,
that this act shall not apply to licens
ed physicians prescribing alcoholic
liquors for medical purposes or the
sale thereof for scientific, sacrament
al or mechanical purposes. All laws
and parts of laws in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed."
Short but Full of "Pep"
Representative Cardwell, who
framed the short Prohi bjll has put in
another brief one, with all the where
fores and whereases cut out, and it
simply says all insurance companies
shall pay full losses, as per policies,
exccDt in cases of actual fraud. It
should pass.
KNOCKING THE
COUNTY
COURT
FALSE AND MISLEADING RE
PORTS IN THE OREGONIAN
UNJUST CRITICISM RESULTS
ImpressionGiven that County is Im
proving Streets in West Linn
In Wednesday morning's Oregonian
was a criticism from this city of the
county court in the statement "that
road supervisors have in many cases
materially exceeded their allowance
is evident from figures now being
prepared by County Clerk Harring
ton," which criticism is followed by
this paragraph:
The case in which West Linn
finds itself is typical . The
County Court ordered William
Kaiser, street superintendent
of the town, to repair thorough
ly the road leading north from
the suspension bridge on the
west side of the river, and when
the work was completed the dis
trict had a shortage of $5914.90.
The court does not expect, how
ever, to leave this burden on the
district, and will make up the
deficit.
Either the Oregon City correspond
ent to the Oregonian is endeavoring
to get the county court in bad, or he
is not at all familiar with his subject
and the law.
As for certain road districts ex
pending more money than they raise,
this has alwavs been uermitted in
certain districts and no doubt always
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will De, and tne general lunu is
laro-filv for this Duruose. as the
bridges only need ' a part of it. If
each district kept all its money mere
would be no need for a general road
fund.
The paragraph about West Linn
carries the impression that the county
court is improving the streets of
that incorporated city out of the
o-eneral fund, and in view of the fact
that West Linn is endeavoring to
keep all its road levy in the city,
the above statement has caused much
criticism of the court, the voters ask
ing why the county should improve
streets in an incorporated city.
As a matter of fact the county
isn't doing anything of the kind,
neither is William Kaiser street su
perintendent of the town, neither is
he improving the streets oi west
Linn, nor has the court ordered him
to improve them.
The improvements the court has
ordered is on the county road north
nf Bolton. NOT north of the suspen
sion bridge, but entirely outside of
the corporation limits of West Linn
and a county road. William Kaiser
has nothing to do with the work,
as he is road supervisor or a district
in the vicinity of Willamette.
There is no excuse for such mis
leading and absurd stories to be sent
out from this ulace. for a correspond
ent has but to ask any of the county
court members to verify or disprove
these street-chasing rumors.
The county codrt has been the
object of much criticism from this
nit.v. tn which it has rjaid little or no
attention, and it would seem from
this garbled news report that the
Oregon City correspondent minus it
is safe to fire in almost anything.
Such renorts Dublished in the Ore
gonian, are naturally taken for true
statements, and the fact of connect
ing the name of the county clerk
with them, gives added strength to
them.
The neonle of the county read
them, and to them it appears that
the county court has expended over
$5,000 in improving West Linn's
streets, "north of the suspension
bridge."
Such reports are not only untrue
but subject the court to much crit
icism that it absolutely does not de
serve.
If there is an object behind such
misrepresentations, , the work is too
Which Kind of Publicity?
A Salem disDatch says George C.
Brownell of this city wrote a letter to
Senator Dimick telling him how to
achieve publicity.
"Don't fail to jump onto every
thing from a grasshopper up to the
appropriation bills. If you desire
publicity, which every public man
does more or less, I can suggest that
one of the best ways to get it, is to
pick out some leading newspaper
editor of the state and jump all over
him; from that time on you will
Drobablv tret all the publicity needed,
and it will save you a great deal of
money in future political campaigns.
"Vote 'no' on everv Dronosition ex
cept that the senate shall be opened
by prayer, and on that vote 'aye' and
you will be sale.
There are two kinds of publicity.
One kind has made presidents, the
other has filled coffins.
FOR SALE Registered.. Poland
China boars. Ready for service
From prize winning stock. Inquire
of Hettman & Fosburg, Oregon
City, R. F. D. No. 3.
Good for Hunt
Represntative Hunt thinks wood
cutter should . be given the same
wage protection as carpenters and
others,and he has a bill to give them
a lien on the wood cut ' for their
wages.
May Combine for Pure Water
Representative Risley has a bill
prepared that towns may incorporate
and bond for a water uspply. Oak
Grove, Jenings Lodge and Clackamas
are agitating such a project.
Why not Simply Pass It?
A resolution to submit the single
item veto of appropriations to the
people at the next general election
showed up in the senate Wednesday,
Why does not the legislature make
it a law and not load down the bal
lot? Any kid knows it is needed
and wanted legislation. Why play
horse?
Would Stop Forced Vaccination
Senator Gus . Moser of Portland
doesn't believe any board of health
or official has a right to compel a
person to be vaccinated, nor to make
vaccination a condition to attendnace
of any public or private school, and
has introduced a bill to this effect.
It should pass. Vaccination is far
worse than smallpox. No authority
has a right to compel vaccination.
It's effects are too often blood poison
ing, with lifelong ill results.
S. P. Change of Time
Thursday of this week a new time
card went into effect on the Southern
Pacific, with the following changes:
Number 19, south bound, formerly
due at 2.68 p., m., will arrive at 2:43
p. m. Trains number 27 and 28, Wil
lamette Valley Limited, will go as
far south as Brounsville instead of
Lebanon. No. 18, northbound, which
was formerly due at 3:41 p. m., will
now arrive at 3:37 p, m. No, 20,
northbound will arrive at 6:30 p. m.
instead of 6:35 p. m.
300 Need Help, No Money
The ladies of the local relief com
mittee once more appeal . to the
people of the city and county to help '
the dependent suffering of this city.
They state that about 300 people are
the dependant suffering of this city,
and that in two weeks the cash will
be exhausted unless further aid is
provided, and that some of the people
will have to starve unless1 aided.
This country has sent $14,000,000
to Belgium to date. It is now time
to look after our own suffering.
The committee has moved its head
quarters to the Weinhardt building,
the rooms in the rear of Elliott Bros,
store, where they will thankfully re
ceive anything you may give in food,
cash, clothing, work or wood.
Let all come alive to the situation.
We must not let our people suffer or
starve. Let us forget Europe and
look to home.
West Backs Schuebel's Bills
Mr, Schuebel's bill to terminate
certain continuing appropriations
means more to the taxpayers of this
state than any other measure yet
introduced or likely to be introduced.
While our educational institutions,
and perhaps one or two departments,
should be left on a permanent basis,
every other continuing appropriation
should be wiped out and deparmtents
made to come to each legislature
with a showing as to how its last
appropriation had been expended and
full information as to its needs for
the future. No reform could be
adopted which would do more to keep
the public educated as to the cost of
our state government and curtail ex
travagances, than the suggestion of
Mr. Schuebel's.
Another splendid measure is Mr.
Schuebel's bill to do away with most
of the special funds now being main
tained by the state treasurer and turn
practically all money into the general
fund. ThiB reform will put an end
to the payment of interest upon in
dorsed warrants. Oswald West.
Six and Three are Nine All Alike
The boys have evidently forgotten
the governor's advice that but few
and needed bills be introduced at this
ision.
There is already a long string of
the needless ones, and it daily grows.
Here are a half dozen tossed in
Wednesday. Don't you believe the
state government would yet live and
jog along if they had never been
thought up and dragged in:
To instruct school children on the
harmful effects of booze.
Regulating the capture of young
sturgeon.
Limiting a day's catch of crabs to
50.
Permitting Spanish war veterans
to fish without licenses.
To establish a state athletic com
mission to regulate boxing.
To regulate the practice of em
balming.
The Courier would suggest three
more to tie with them, of equal im
portance: Defining the best rations for Ply
mouth Rock hens.
Extending the pure food law to
Oregon cottontails.
Regulating the speed at which
baby carriages could be pushed or
pulled on the sidewalks of all incor
porated cities of over 2,000.
Schuebel's Bill Passes
Representative Schuebel's bill re
quiring lobyists to register and Work
in the open, passed the house Wednesday.